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Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
As recorded: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Goodeniaceae
- Collected by
- Wester, L.
- Collector number
- 2065
- Date
- August 12, 1982
- Locality
- N of Cable Station
- Island
- Fanning (=Tabuaeran)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1982, Wester, L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Scaevola taccada observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,475 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
JBPHH, HI, US
(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Cape D'aguilar Rd, Shek O, Hong Kong Island, HK
(c) anguslam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
臺灣島, 北區, 新竹市, TW
(c) lynn0610, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Shenzhen, CN-GD, CN
(c) ffplamt1234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Lamma Island, 新界, HK
(c) Yi CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Scaevola taccada. BISH 603897. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956382739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/603897.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956382739 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026